These 25 Strange Illnesses Sound Fake But They’re Very Real. #18 Is Awesome But #11… OMG.

We live in a big place with lots of unknowns. There are things in this world that will surprise you no matter how much you think you know… like these rare medical conditions. The majority of these rare illnesses sound fake, but they are most definitely real. Some of them are psychological conditions or delusions, while others are as tangible as stone.

1.) Alien Hand Syndrome: This is a neurological disorder where a person’s hand appears to take on a mind of its own.

2.) Trimethylaminuria: A metabolic disorder that makes a person smell like day-old fish. There is no known cause or treatment.

3.) Dysgeusia: This disorder distorts a person’s sense of taste.

4.) Dyschronometria: This disorder makes people unable to accurately estimate the amount of time that has passed.

5.) Mary Hart seizures: Former Entertainment Tonight show host Mary Hart would sometimes cause epileptic seizures in her viewers… just because of her voice.

6.) Rapunzel Syndrome: For some reason, these people are compelled to eat their own hair, which can be extremely damaging to their digestive system. It can get bound up so badly, it could kill a person.

7.) Exploding Head Syndrome: This sleep disorder causes people to hear loud bangs in their head, as if bombs were going off.

8.) Laugh Syncope: This is the tendency to laugh so hard, it makes you pass out.

9.) Lisztomania: This is an intense hysteria that was first used to describe fans of famous pianist Franz Liszt during his performances. A more modern example would be Beatlemania.